ULM ULM Quick Notes - Senior Tylor Ongwae was named to the Preseason All-Conference Second- Team and College Sports Madness All-SBC Second Team. Ongwae ranked fourth in the league in scoring last year and earned recognition on the NABC All-District Second-Team, All-Louisiana Third-Team and College Sports Madness SBC Fourth-Team - The Warhawks were tabbed for sixth in the Sun Belt Conference Preseason Poll. They return three starters and six players overall on a team that morethan doubled both its overall and conference win totals Vs. Game 1 (0-0) WARHAWKS (0-0) BLAZERS Saturday, Nov. 15, 2014 7:00 p.m. Bartow Arena (9,000) Birmingham, Ala. Live Stream: Blazer Vision (Online Only) Radio: KMLB LA 540 AM, Nick White (PXP) Twitter: @ULM_MBB ULM Men s Basketball Schedule Sat, Nov. 15 # at 7:00 PM Mon, Nov. 17 Champion Baptist 7:00 PM Fri, Nov. 21 # at 7:00 PM Wed, Nov. 26 # vs. Coastal Carolina 1:30 PM Thurs, Nov. 27 # vs. UTC or Robert Morris Sat, Dec. 6 Louisiana College 7:00 PM Tues, Dec. 9 Northwestern State 7:00 PM Sat, Dec. 13 at New Mexico 7:00 PM Tues, Dec. 16 Central Baptist 7:00 PM Fri, Dec. 19 lexandria 7:00 PM Sun, Dec. 21 at 2:00 PM Tues, Dec. 30 at Georgia State* 6:00 PM Mon, Jan. 5 Arkansas State* 7:00 PM Thurs, Jan. 8 at UT Arlington* 7:15 PM Sat, Jan. 10 at Texas State* 4:30 PM Thurs, Jan. 15 * 7:00 PM Sat, Jan. 17 * 4:00 PM Mon, Jan. 19 at afayette* 7:15 PM Thurs, Jan. 22 UT Arlington* 7:00 PM Sat, Jan. 24 Georgia Southern* 4:00 PM Thurs, Jan. 29 at * 7:30 PM Sat, Jan. 31 South Alabama* 4:00 PM Thurs, Feb. 5 at * 7:30 PM Sat, Feb. 7 at Georgia Southern* 6:30 PM Thurs, Feb. 12 AFAYETTE* 7:00 PM Sat, Feb. 14 Appalachian State* 2:00 PM Sat, Feb. 21 at Arkansas State* 7:05 PM Thurs, Feb. 26 at South Alabama* 7:05 PM Sat, Feb. 28 at Appalachian State* 2:30 PM Thurs, March 5 Georgia State* 7:00 PM Sat, March 7 Texas State* 4:00 PM Thurs, March 12 SBC Championships% - ULM brings back point guard Nick Coppola who started all 27 games last year as a true freshman and played 40 minutes nine times. He shot.407 from three-point range in conference games and also ranked top-10 in the league in assists - The Warhawks return starting center Marvin Williams who ranked top-10 in the SBC in blocks last year. He tallied nine double-figure scoring games. Williams notched a 19-point performance against No. 5 Kansas and outscored both Andrew Wiggins and Joel Embiid, the first and third picks of the NBA draft - ULM is looking for its first victory on opening night since Nov. 14, 2008 when it defeated Morehead State, 56-54. ULM seeks its first opening day road victory since Nov. 23, 1999 when it won at, 67-60 - The Warhawks enter the 2014-15 without any APR penalties for the first time in five years. ULM head coach Keith Richard has turned the program around academically since inheriting APR sanctions when he took over at the helm, and the Warhawks have won back-to-back Sun Belt Conference academic awards All times Central and subject to change. Bold indicates home game; *-Sun Belt game; %-SBC Tournament; #Battle 4 Atlantis We are ULM. Please note that there are only two correct versions of our institution s name, the preferred acronym ULM and the full name, the. Any other reference, including Louisiana-Monroe, UL-Monroe, La.- Monroe, LAM, or simply Monroe, are incorrect. Media Relations Contacts Robbie Kleinmuntz (Primary) Michael Garabedian Assistant Director Graduate Assistant kleinmuntz@ulm.edu garabemc@warhawks.ulm.edu O: 318-342-5462 O: 318-342-5461 C: 847-912-5380 C: 305-926-8420 1
Keith Richard Head Coach ULM Quick Notes Continued... - For the first time since the NCAA instituted academic progress rate (APR) scores in 2003-04, the ULM men s basketball program tallied a perfect 1,000 score in the 2013-14 season 2 THE RICHARD FILE Fifth Year at ULM 14th Season Overall Alma Mater: ULM (1982) COACHING HONORS 1999 Sun Belt Coach of the Year Has been part of the coaching staff for seven NCAA Tournament and three NIT teams COACHING CAREER Season School Position Record 1984-85 ULM Graduate Assistant 17-12 1985-86 ULM Graduate Assistant 20-10/NCAA 1986-87 Marshall Assistant Coach 25-6/NCAA 1987-88 Marshall Assistant Coach 24-8/NIT 1988-89 Marshall Assistant Coach 15-15 1989-90 ULM Assistant Coach 22-8/NCAA 1990-91 ULM Assistant Coach 25-8/NCAA 1991-92 ULM Assistant Coach 19-10/NCAA 1992-93 ULM Assistant Coach 26-5/NCAA 1993-94 ULM Assistant Coach 19-9 1994-95 La. Tech Assistant Coach 14-13 1995-96 La. Tech Associate Head Coach 11-17 1996-97 La. Tech Associate Head Coach 15-14 1997-98 La. Tech Associate Head Coach 12-15 1998-99 La. Tech Head Coach 19-9 1999-00 La. Tech Head Coach 21-8 2000-01 La. Tech Head Coach 17-12 2001-02 La. Tech Head Coach 22-10/NIT 2002-03 La. Tech Head Coach 12-15 2003-04 La. Tech Head Coach 15-15 2004-05 La. Tech Head Coach 14-15 2005-06 La. Tech Head Coach 20-13/NIT 2006-07 La. Tech Head Coach 10-20 2008-09 LSU Assistant Coach 27-8/NCAA 2009-10 LSU Assistant Coach 11-20 2010-11 ULM Head Coach 7-24 2011-12 ULM Head Coach 3-26 2012-13 ULM Head Coach 4-23 2013-14 ULM Head Coach 10-17 2014-15 ULM Head Coach 0-0 PLAYING CAREER Played for ULM from 1978-82; Coached by Lenny Fant, Benny Hollis & Mike Vining 1979 Atlantic Sun Tournament Champions, NIT 1980 Atlantic Sun Regular Season Champions 1982 Atlantic Sun Tournament Champions, NCAA Two-time team captain ( 81 & 82) Led team in assists twice EDUCATION Bachelor s degree in general business, ULM (1982) Master s degree in guidance counseling, ULM (1986) - Over the summer, ULM was the only Division I institution in the state of Louisiana to earn the Team Academic Excellence award from the NABC - ULM s 2014-15 schedule consists of 15 home contests, the most since 1985-86. The home opener is slated for Monday at 7:00 p.m. in Fant-Ewing Coliseum against Champion Baptist - The ULM men s basketball program will honor legendary former head coach Mike Vining by raising a banner featuring the number 402 in a special halftime ceremony during the Warhawks game on Saturday, Jan. 24, 2015 against Georgia Southern at Fant-Ewing Coliseum. The 402 represents the total number of Vining s regular season and post-season victories over his 24 seasons as ULM head coach from 1981-2005 SUN BELT CONFERENCE PRESEASON TEAMS Preseason First Team All-Conference Jelani Hewitt (Georgia Southern, Senior, Guard) Ryan Harrow (Georgia State, Senior, Guard) R.J. Hunter (Georgia State, Junior, Guard) Shawn Long (UL Lafayette, Senior, Forward) Lonnie McClanahan (UT Arlington, Senior, Guard) Preseason Second Team All-Conference Josh Hagins (, Junior, Guard) James White (, Junior, Forward) Xavian Rimmer (UL Lafayette, Senior, Guard) Tylor Ongwae (ULM, Senior, Forward) Emani Grant (Texas State, Junior, Forward) Preseason Third Team All-Conference Tab Hamilton (Appalachian State, Senior, Guard) Trent Wiedeman (Georgia Southern, Senior, Guard) Curtis Washington (Georgia State, Senior, Forward) Jamel Outler (UT Arlington, Senior, Guard) Kevin Thomas (, Senior, Forward) Preseason Player of the Year R.J. Hunter (Georgia State, Junior, Guard) 2014-15 SBC Preseason Poll (First-place votes in parenthesis) 1. Georgia State 121 (11) 2. afayette 110 3. 94 4. UT Arlington 75 5. Arkansas State 73 6. ULM 69 7. Texas State 43 8. 42 T-9. Georgia Southern 38 T-9. South Alabama 38 11. Appalachian State 23
WE ARE ULM 12 REGULAR SEASON CHAMPIONSHIPS 1961-62 - Gulf States Conference 1964-65 - Gulf States Conference 1978-79 - Atlantic Sun Conference 1979-80 - Atlantic Sun Conference 1985-86 - Southland Conference 1989-90 - Southland Conference 1990-91 - Southland Conference 1992-93 - Southland Conference 1993-94 - Southland Conference 1995-96 - Southland Conference 1996-97 - Southland Conference 2006-07 - Sun Belt Conference West Division No. Player Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown (Previous School) 0 Williams, Marvin C 6-8 245 Sr. Memphis, Tenn. (NW State College) 1 Brown, Alex G 6-4 185 Fr. Vernon, Fla. (Vernon HS) 2 Harvey, DeMondre F 6-7 210 Jr. Minden, La. (Pearl River CC) 3 Cooper, Prince G 6-4 215 So. Freeport, Bahamas (Miami-Dade College) 4 Foster, Mack G 6-2 185 Jr. Beulah, Miss. (East Mississippi CC) 5 Samuel, Jamaal F 6-9 205 Jr. New Orleans, La. (Illinois State) 10 Taylor, Roderick F 6-8 210 Fr. Harker Heights, Texas (Harker Heights HS) 11 Coppola, Nick G 5-11 190 So. Richmond, Va. (Benedictine Prep) 12 Ongwae, Tylor F 6-7 205 Sr. Eldoret, Kenya (Ranger College) 13 Deng, Majok F 6-10 190 Jr. Adelaide, Australia (Indian Hills CC) 20 Amajoyi, Chinedu G 6-3 195 Sr. Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. (Kilgore College) 22 Richard, Lance G 5-10 175 RFr. Monroe, La. (Sterlington HS) 32 Roberson, Justin G 6-1 185 Jr. Natchitoches, La. (Western Texas) COACHING STAFF Numerical Roster Head Coach: Keith Richard (ULM 82) Assistant Coach: J.A. Anglin (LSU Shreveport 10) Assistant Coach: Ryan Cross (Buffalo 95) Graduate Assistant: Luke Richard Assistant Coach: Lonnie Cooper (Louisiana Tech 99) Team Manager: Gil Williams NINE POST-SEASON APPEARANCES 1978-79 - NIT 1981-82 - NCAA Tournament 1985-86 - NCAA Tournament 1987-88 - NIT 1989-90 - NCAA Tournament 1990-91 - NCAA Tournament 1991-92 - NCAA Tournament 1992-93 - NCAA Tournament 1995-96 - NCAA Tournament EIGHT TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIPS 1978-79 - Atlantic Sun Conference 1981-82 - Atlantic Sun Conference 1985-86 - Southland Conference 1989-90 - Southland Conference 1990-91 - Southland Conference 1991-92 - Southland Conference 1992-93 - Southland Conference 1995-96 - Southland Conference PRONUNCIATION Keith/Lance/Luke RICHARD Re-SHARD CHINEDU OMAJOYI Chin-ih-due Om-uh-joy TYLOR ONGWAE Tie-ler Ong-why MAJOK Deng Maj-uhk Justin ROBERSON Row-ber-sin Nick COPPOLA Cuh-pole-uh BY CLASS Seniors (3)... Chinedu Amajoyi... Tylor Ongwae... Marvin Williams Juniors (5)... Majok Deng... Mack Foster...DeMondre Harvey... Justin Roberson... Jamaal Samuel Sophomores (2)... Prince Cooper...Nick Coppola Freshmen (3)... Alex Brown... Lance Richard... Roderick Taylor BY POSITION Guards (7)... Chinedu Amajoyi... Alex Brown... Prince Cooper...Nick Coppola... Mack Foster... Lance Richard... Justin Roberson Forwards (5)... Majok Deng...DeMondre Harvey... Tylor Ongwae... Jamaal Samuel... Roderick Taylor Center (1)... Marvin WIlliams BY STATE/COUNTRY Australia... Majok Deng Bahamas... Prince Cooper California... Chinedu Amajoyi... Alex Brown Kenya... Tylor Ongwae Louisiana (4)...DeMondre Harvey... Lance Richard... Justin Roberson... Jamaal Samuel Mississippi... Mack Foster Tennessee... Marvin Williams Texas... Roderick Taylor Virginia...Nick Coppola 3
ULM Quick Facts Location Monroe, La. Enrollment 8,858 Founded 1931 Nickname/Mascot Warhawks/Ace Colors Maroon & Gold President Dr. Nick Bruno Director of Athletics Brian Wickstrom Conference Sun Belt Affiliation NCAA Division I All-Time Record 909-810 (62nd season) Winning Seasons 38 (20+ wins 10 times) Home Venue Fant-Ewing Coliseum (7000) Playing Surface Maple Opened 1971 Press Row Phone 318-342-6920 Head Coach Keith Richard Record at ULM 24-89 (fifth year) Career Record 174-206 (14th year) Assistant Coach Ryan Cross Assistant Coach Lonnie Cooper Assistant Coach J.A. Anglin Graduate Assistant Luke Richard Team Manager Gil Williams Athletic Trainer Jeremy Teblum Website www.ulmwarhawks.com Facebook www.facebook.com/warhawks Twitter @ULM_MBB All-Time Series History vs. leads 2-0 At ULM: 0-0 At : leads 1-0 On Neutral Courts: leads 1-0 Father/Son Combos in Division I Billy & Billy Donovan - Ron & R.J. Hunter - Georgia State Bill & Tyler Self - Kansas Dale & Ethan Layer - Liberty Todd & Blake Bozeman - Morgan State Craig & Cullen Neal - New Mexico Keith & Lance Richard - ULM Scouting returns one starter and four letterwinners from last year s squad that finished 18-13 overall and 7-9 in Conference. C.J. Washington, a 6-8 senior forward, returns as the team s leading scorer and averaged 13.0 points and 6.9 rebounds a game last year. Washington was one of 10 players that earned Preseason All-Conference recognition from C-. The Blazers finished last season ranked fourth in the nation in rebounding margin with a +8.5 rpg advantage. Denzel Collins is the only other senior on a youthful team loaded with six freshmen and four sophomores. Collins joined the squad after spending the last two seasons at USC Salkehatchie where he averaged 15.1 points per game and was named a NJCAA Honorable Mention All-American Selection. The lone junior on the team, Robert Brown, is expected to start. He played two seasons at Virginia Tech before sitting out last year due to NCAA transfer rules. Brown started 25 games as a sophomore guard with Virginia Tech. Head coach Jerod Haase enters his third season at the helm. Before coming to, Haase played for Roy Williams at Kansas and then spent 13 years on Williams staff with the Jayhawks and Tar Heels. Ironically, Haase s biggest win at came last year when the Blazers defeated No. 16 UNC, 63-59 on Dec. 1, 2013. Haase has experience reaching the Final Four (2002) and national championship game (2003) with the Jayhawks. It will mark the third-ever meeting between the two programs and the first since Dec. 20, 2012 when the Blazers took a 76-69 decision at Bartow Arena. The first meeting came on a neutral court on Nov. 27, 1994 with coming out on top, 85-67. ULM Career Double-Figures Name Career 10+ Points Career 10+ Rebs Tylor Ongwae 24 times (20+ 9 times) 3 times Nick Coppola 9 times Marvin Williams 9 times 2 times Chinedu Amajoyi 3 times DeMondre Harvey 1 time Single-Game Categorical Highs 2013-14 Points Amos Olatayo - 30, at Field Goals Made Amos Olatayo/Tylor Ongwae - 11 (Olatayo at ) (Ongwae vs ULL) 3FG Made Amos Olatayo/Tylor Ongwae/Nick Coppola - 4 Free Throws Made Chinedu Amajoyi - 10 (vs. Arkansas State) Rebounds Marvin Williams - 13 (at Arkansas State) Assists Jayon James - 10 (vs. ) Steals Tylor Ongwae - 5 (vs. ) Blocks Jayon James/Amos Olatayo - 5 (James vs. ) (Olatayo vs. ULL) 4
The Last Time ULM... Scored 100 or more points 105, vs. afayette (1/4/2014) Scored 90 or more points 105, vs. afayette (1/4/2014) Scored 80 or more points 105, vs. afayette (1/4/2014) Scored fewer than 40 points 36, vs. Texas State (1/11/2014) Held an opponent to under 50 points 49, vs. (2/15/2014) Held an opponent to under 40 points 37, vs. LeTourneau (11/25/1991) Won by 30 or more points 34, vs. (11/18/2013) Won by 40 or more points 54, vs. Union College (1/3/2009) Won by 50 or more points 54, vs. Union College (1/3/2009) Won by 60 or more points 63, vs. LeTourneau (11/25/1991) Had four double-digit scorers at (3/10/2014) Had five double-digit scorers vs. South Alabama (2/27/2014) Had no double-digit scorers at No. 3 Ohio State (12/27/2013) Had 20 or more assists 20, at FIU (2/2/2013) Had fewer than 10 assists 6, at Arkansas State (3/6/2014) Had 10 or more blocks 12, vs. (2/15/2014) Had 10 or more steals 12, vs. (2/15/2014) Had 25 or more turnovers 29, at Northwestern State (11/21/2013) Had fewer than 10 turnovers 9, vs. South Alabama (2/27/2014) Made 30 or more field goals 33, at UT Arlington (1/9/2014) Made 40 or more field goals 41, vs. Texas College (12/22/2003) Made 50 or more field goals 51, vs. Georgia Southern (2/8/1979) Shot over 50 pct from field.509 (27-53), vs. South Alabama (2/27/2014) Shot over 60 pct from field.620 (31-50), at Nicholls State (11/28/2011) Shot less than 20 pct from field.185 (10-54) at No. 3 Ohio State (12/27/2013) Made 10 or more 3-pointers 10, at UT Arlington (1/9/2014) Made 15 or more 3-pointers 15, vs. Middle Tennessee (1/24/2008) Shot over 50 pct from 3FG.643 (9-14), at (1/16/2014) Shot over 60 pct from 3FG.643 (9-14), at (1/16/2014) Shot less then 20 pct from 3FG.190 (4-21), vs. Georgia State (1/25/2014) Made 20 or more free throws 24, vs. afayette (1/4/2014) Made 30 or more free throws 30, vs. (12/31/2009) Shot over 80 pct free throws.824 (14-17), at (1/16/2014) Shot over 90 pct free throws 1.000 (5-5), at Texas A&M (12/10/2011) Won on a buzzer beater W, 60-58, vs. SFA (Malcolm Thomas Jumper) (11/25/2008) Lost on a buzzer beater L, 76-73, at La. Tech (Kyle Gibson 3FG) (12/2/2009) Won on the last possession W, 66-65, at (Pair of defensive stands) (3/10/2014) Lost on the last possession L, 65-64, vs. SFA (Zac Downing 3FG, 4 secs) (11/23/2010) Won in overtime W, 103-98 (2OT), vs. afayette (1/4/2014) Won in double overtime W, 103-98 (2OT), vs. afayette (1/4/2014) Won in triple overtime W, 107-106 (3OT), at La. Tech (1/5/1970) Had two double-doubles in one game Tylor Ongwae & Jayon James, vs. afayette (1/4/2014) Had two 20+ scorers in one game Tylor Ongwae (25) & Amos Olatayo (20), at UT Arlington (1/9/2014) A ULM Player... Had a double-double (pts-rbs) Marvin Williams (11 pts, 13 rebs) at ASU (3/6/2014) Had a double-double (pts-asts) Jayon James (11 pts and 15 asts), at FIU (2/2/2013) Had a triple-double Wojciech Mydra (11 pts, 10 rebs, 10 blks) vs. SHSU (1/24/2002) Had 20 points or more Tylor Ongwae (20), vs. UT Arlington (3/13/2014) Had 30 points or more Amos Olatayo (30), at Northwestern State (11/21/2013) Had 40 points or more Henry Steele (40), vs. Louisiana College (1/23/1971) Had 50 points or more Glynn Saulters (51), vs. Nicholls State (1/1/1968) Made 10 or more field goals Tylor Ongwae (10), vs. Georgia State (1/25/2014) Made 15 or more field goals Mike Smith (15), vs. Houston (12/15/1999) Made five or more 3FG Trent Mackey (5), vs. North Texas (2/14/2013) Made 10 or more FT Chinedu Amajoyi (10-12), vs. Arkansas State (1/30/2014) Had 10 or more rebounds Marvin Williams (13), at Arkansas State (3/6/2014) Had 15 or more rebounds Lance Brasher (17), vs. Middle Tennessee (1/24/2008) Had 20 or more rebounds DeAndre Alexander (20), vs. Lamar (3/2/2005) Had 25 or more rebounds Calvin Natt (25), vs. Miss. State (12/5/1978) Had 30 or more rebounds Calvin Natt (31) vs. Georgia Southern (12/29/1976) Had 10 or more assists Jayon James (10), vs. UT Arlington (3/13/2014) Had 15 or more assists Larry Saults (19), vs. Mississippi College (1/7/1970) Had five or more steals Tylor Ongwae (5), vs. (2/15/2014) Had 10 or more steals Arthur Hayes (10), vs. McNeese State (1983) Had five or more blocks Jayon James (5), vs. (2/15/2014) Had 10 or more blocks Wojciech Myrda (13), vs. UTSA (3/2/2002) Played 40 minutes or more Jayon James (40), vs. UT Arlington (3/13/2014) MISCELLANEOUS STATS 2014-15 Largest halftime lead Largest halftime deficit Largest halftime lead surrendered in a loss Largest halftime deficit overcome in a win Largest lead any time Largest deficit any time Largest lead surrendered in a loss Largest deficit overcome in a win Most points scored in a half Fewest points scored in a half Most points allowed in a half Fewest points allowed in a half Largest Rebounding Advantage Largest Rebounding Disadvantage Highest Plus Turnover Differential Highest Minus Turnover Differential Most 3FG Made In a Game Most 3FG Allowed in a Game 5
0 Marvin Williams Senior Center 6-8 245 Memphis, Tenn. NW State College Pts 19, at KU (11/8/13) FG 8, two times 3FG 1, vs. SAM (11/18/13) FT 4, two times Ast 2, three times Reb 13, at ASU (3/6/14) Blocks 4, vs. (2/15/14) Steals 1, 12 times Min 35, at ASU (3/6/14) 2013-14 (JUNIOR) Tallied a pair of double-doubles with 13 points and 10 rebounds at Northwestern State and 11 points and 13 rebounds at Arkansas State led the team with 23 blocks, finishing top-10 in the SBC averaged 8.5 points and 4.8 rebounds per game shot 48.6 percent from the field (89-183) which was top-15 in the league grabbed 2.1 offensive rebounds per game in conference play, eighth-best in the league posted nine double-figure scoring games on the season including a career-high 19 points at No. 5 Kansas to outscore Preseason Player of the Year Andrew Wiggins the 13 rebounds against the Red Wolves were the most by a Warhawk in a single-game on the season turned in 14 points and nine rebounds against UT Arlington at the SBC Championships rejected a career-high four blocks at home against 1 Alex Brown Freshman Guard 6-4 185 Vernon, Fla. Vernon HS Pts FG 3FG FT Ast Reb Blocks Steals Min Lettered in both basketball and baseball at Vernon HS became the first Vernon player to sign a Division I basketball scholarship out of high school averaged 33 points and six rebounds per game earned All-State Third-Team honors as a senior led the Yellowjacks to the Class 1A District 2 tournament PREVIOUS SCHOOL Transferred from Northwest Junior College which was ranked as high as No. 2 in the country Shot 53.7 percent from the field and averaged 6.1 points and 4.8 rebounds per game Played in 32 games, including 24 starts Recorded seven double-figure scoring games, including a career-high 17 to go along with 13 rebounds on Jan. 5 Eligible to play two seasons at ULM. Played at White Station High School Named to the All-Region Team his senior year and registered 12.2 points and 8.0 rebounds per game Posted a career-high 21 points to go along with 12 rebounds Also tallied an 18 point, 15 rebound performance Guided the team to the state championship as a sophomore 6
2 DeMondre Harvey Junior Forward 6-7 210 Memphis, Tenn. NW State College Pts 11, vs. Thom (12/9/13) FG 4, vs. Thom (12/9/13) 3FG FT 3, two times Ast 2, three times Reb 8, two times Blocks 2, three times Steals 3, vs. ASU (3/1/14) Min 25, vs. WKU (1/23/14) 2013-14 (SOPHOMORE) Led the team in field goal percentage with a.531 mark (34-64) registered a careerhigh 11 points on four made field goals against Thomas grabbed a career-high eight rebounds at both Ole Miss and played a career-high 25 minutes at home against WKU career-high three steals at home against recorded 13 blocks and 13 steals on the season made four starts and played in all 27 contests averaged 3.1 points and 3.4 rebounds per game led the team in rebounding in four games and in blocks in six games PREVIOUS SCHOOL Played at Pearl River Junior College in Poplarville, Miss. and averaged 6.4 points and 5.8 rebounds per game Played in all 25 games and made 15 starts Registered three double-doubles including 14 points and 11 rebounds in the final game of the season on March 8 Tallied a career-high 15 points and four blocks against Holmes Community College on Nov. 5 Shot 60.0 percent from the field on the season and 60.6 percent from the free throw line Will have three years of eligibility remaining at ULM. 3 Prince Cooper Sophomore Guard 6-4 215 Freeport, Bahamas Miami-Dade College Pts FG 3FG FT Ast Reb Blocks Steals Min PREVIOUS SCHOOL Played one season at Miami-Dade JC (Fla.) averaged 10.4 points, 6.4 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game shot an astounding 83 percent from the field earned Dean s List honors for his achievements in the classroom Lettered in both basketball and track & field at Piney Woods HS (Miss.) averaged 12 points, eight rebounds and three assists per game named team captain as a senior state champion in the triple jump (track & field) earned academic honor roll and the highest chemistry and algebra II award graduated top-15 in his class 7
4 Mack Foster Junior Guard 6-2 185 Beulah, Miss. East Mississippi CC Pts FG 3FG FT Ast Reb Blocks Steals Min PREVIOUS SCHOOL Played two seasons at East Mississippi CC and led the team to the Region 23 championship guided the team to a No. 11 ranking in the NJCAA National Poll averaged 7.1 points, 4.0 rebounds and 1.0 steals per game hit a career-high six three-pointers in a game Lettered in both basketball and track & field at West Bolivar HS named Co-MVP All- State and Best Offensive Player earned All-Area MVP, First-Team and Best Defensive Player guided the Eagles to the state championship averaged 15 points, six rebounds, three steals and two blocks per game dunked on Johnny O Bryant III, who was drafted by the Milwaukee Bucks, his freshman year off a put-back 5 Jamaal Samuel Junior Forward 6-9 205 New Orleans, La. Illinois State Pts 10, at N. Iowa (2/5/14) FG 5, at N. Iowa (2/5/14) 3FG 1, four times FT 2, three times Ast 2, at Oakland (12/16/13) Reb 8, vs. Bradley (2/15/14) Blocks 4, at Evansville (2/12/14) Steals 1, four times Min 24, vs. Drake (2/1/14) 2013-14 (SOPHOMORE) ILLINOIS STATE Played in 26 games with one start... ranked second on the team and No. 5 in the Missouri Valley Conference with 0.9 blocks per game... netted four points with four rebounds and three blocks in the loss at Southern Illinois (March 1)... grabbed a career-best eight rebounds and scored four points in the win over Bradley (Feb. 15)... blocked a career-best four shots and collected six rebounds in the overtime loss at Evansville (Feb. 12)... netted nine points on 3-for-4 shooting in the loss at Loyola (Feb. 9)... scored a career-high 10 points on a career-best five field goals (5-for-5) in the win over Northern Iowa (Feb. 5)... made his first-career start and scored four points during a career-high 24 minutes in the win over Drake (Feb. 1)... registered the first two blocks of his career in the win over Chicago State (Dec. 4)... scored nine points on 4-for-6 shooting with five rebounds in the loss at No. 14 VCU (Nov. 8) 2012-13 (FRESHMAN) PRIOR TO ILLINOIS STATE Helped guide South Plains College to a 22-8 overall record and an 11-5 mark in the Western Junior College Athletic Conference (WJCAC) as a freshman in 2012-13... shot 46.7 percent from the field 8 As a high school senior, averaged 16 points and eight rebounds to help the 2011-12 O. Perry Walker team (21-9) reach the New Orleans Class 4A state semifinals for the third time in five seasons... in one of his top performances of the year, scored a game-high 18 points with six rebounds, three steals and two blocked shots to guide O. Perry Walker to an upset-win over St. John Bosco of Bellflower, Calif., at the Annual Allstate Sugar Bowl Prep Basketball Classic... according to ESPN.com, Samuel was in contention for the 2011-12 Gatorade State Boys Basketball Player of the Year award... was ranked 42nd among forwards by ESPN in 2011... also played for the New Orleans Elite AAU Team.
10 Roderick Taylor Freshman Forward 6-8 210 Harker Heights, Texas Harker Heights HS Pts FG 3FG FT Ast Reb Blocks Steals Min Led Harker Heights HS to the 2014 District Championship, Bi-District Championship and regional semi-finals averaged 10 points and 10 rebounds a game and led the team to a 24-8 record earned First-Team All-District, First-Team Academic All- District and Second-Team Defensive Team one of four players from Harker Heights HS to earn a Division I scholarship his senior year rejected a career-high six blocks in a game broke his high school rim in a scrimmage after a wind-mill alley-oop off the backboard 11 Nick Coppola Freshman Guard 5-11 195 Richmond, Va. Benedictine Prep Pts 16, at GSU (2/20/14) FG 6, at (3/10/14) 3FG 4, at GSU (2/20/14) FT 5, at KU (11/8/13) Ast 8, at (11/21/13) Reb 6, vs. WKU (1/23/14) Blocks Steals 2, two times Min 40, nine times 2013-14 College Sports Madness SBC Freshman of the Year 2013-14 (FRESHMAN) One of two players to start all 27 games for the Warhawks led the team in minutes with 33.3 per game played 40 minutes nine times and tied the school record of five in a row set in 1999-2000 by Maurice Bell in conference play, ranked third in the league in minutes (36.1 mpg), seventh in three-point field goal percentage (.407) and top-10 in assists (2.9 apg) tallied nine double-figure scoring games including a career-high 16 points at Georgia State where he hit four three-pointers drained a career-high six field goals at in the regular season finale and scored 15 points dished out a career-high eight assists in an overtime victory at Northwestern State pulled down a career-high six rebounds at home versus WKU scored 10 points in the season opener at No. 5 Kansas led the team in minutes in 12 games and assists in 10 games averaged 6.9 points and 3.3 assists per game on the year Played at Benedictine College Prep, the No. 5 ranked team in the state of Virginia Guided the Cadets to a 33-5 record in 2012-13, and 28-7 in 2011-12 Guided the team to the state championship in 2012-13 and was named Most Outstanding Player at the Alhambra Catholic Invitational Tournament Earned First-Team All-State and Second-Team Richmond Metro Saw action in 34 games as a senior and averaged 9.3 points, 6.5 assists and 4.0 rebounds per game Registered a pair of double-doubles and 16 double-figure scoring games, including a career-high 20 on Feb. 11. 9
12 Tylor Ongwae Junior Forward 6-7 205 Eldoret, Kenya Ranger College Pts 27, two times FG 11, vs. ULL (1/4/14) 3FG 4, at (1/9/14) FT 9, two times Ast 4, vs. Thom (12/9/13) Reb 11, two times Blocks 3, vs. ULL (1/4/14) Steals 5, vs. (2/15/14) Min 46, vs. ULL (1/4/14) 2013-14 All-Conference Third-Team 2013-14 NABC All-District Second-Team 2013-14 All-Louisiana Third-Team 2013-14 College Sports Madness SBC Fourth-Team 2013-14 (JUNIOR) Became just the second ULM student-athlete in school history to earn All-Conference honors from the Sun Belt since joining the league in 2006-07 finished fourth in the league in scoring with 17.5 points per game and reached double-figures in 17 of 18 SBC contests recorded double-digits in 24 of 27 games on the season and played at least 40 minutes three times registered at least 20 points nine times led the team in free throw percentage at (.764) posted three double-doubles, with a career-high 27 points against both and Georgia State at home to go along with 11 and 10 rebounds, respectively; tallied 16 points and 11 rebounds at led the team in scoring in 17 games notched a career-high five steals at home vs., the most by a Warhawk in a single game on the season played a career-high 46 minutes in the overtime win over and made a career-high 11 field goals hit a career-high four three-pointers (4-8) at UT Arlington drained nine free throws against both Thomas and (at home) etched a team-high 20 points against at the SBC Championships one of two players to start all 27 games on the season second on the team in rebounds (5.8 rpg), three-pointers made (27), blocks (19) and steals (30) named to the NABC Honors Court for outstanding achievement in the classroom... became the first-ever five-time Warhawk of the Week winner 13 Majok Deng Junior Forward 6-10 190 Adelaide, Australia Indian Hills CC Pts FG 3FG FT Ast Reb Blocks Steals Min PREVIOUS SCHOOL Led Indian Hills Community College to the 2014 Regional and District Championships... guided the program to a 34-3 record in 2014 and a combined 60-7 record in his two years... hit a three-pointer against Southeastern for the win in double overtime in 2013... netted a career-high 16 points against John Wood CC 10
20 Chinedu Amajoyi Senior Guard 6-3 195 Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. Kilgore College Pts 12, vs. (2/27/14) FG 4, vs. (2/27/14) 3FG 3, two times FT 10, vs. ASU (1/30/14) Ast 2, three times Reb 8, two times Blocks 1, two times Steals 2, two times Min 36, at ASU (3/6/14) 2013-14 (JUNIOR) Finished top-10 in the league in three-point field goal percentage at.405 (15-37) started in 11 of ULM s last 12 games and doubled his scoring average in that span posted career-highs of 12 points and eight rebounds against South Alabama at home became the only ULM student-athlete to hit 10 free throws in a game on the season as he went 10-12 at home against Arkansas State registered three doublefigure scoring games played a career-high 36 minutes at Arkansas State and pulled down eight rebounds drained a trio of three-pointers at both Texas State and Georgia State... averaged 4.1 points per game and made 22 appearances 22 Lance Richard R-Freshman Guard 5-10 175 Monroe, La. Sterlington HS Pts FG 3FG FT Ast Reb Blocks Steals Min 2013-14 (FRESHMAN) Redshirted... will still have four years of eligibility remaining Played three seasons at Sterlington High School Guided the Panthers to a 25-8 record as a senior and a second round appearance in the Louisiana High School Athletic Association playoffs Averaged 12 points and 3 assists per game his senior year Earned All-District honors from 2010-2013. PREVIOUS SCHOOL Played two seasons at Kilgore College and led the Rangers to a 27-6 overall record and an East Texas JUCO Conference Championship Also guided Kilgore to the quarterfinals of the 2013 National Junior College Athletic Association National Tournament and started every game Averaged 5.9 points, 2.7 rebounds and 1.9 assists in 33 appearances Tallied five double-figure scoring games including a career-high 17 points on two separate occasions Shot.807 percent from the free-throw line An All-Conference honoree at Los Osos High School Averaged 15 points and seven rebounds per game while shooting.857 from the free throw line 1,000 point scorer in his career 11
32 Justin Roberson Junior Guard 6-1 185 Natchitoches, La. Western Texas Pts FG 3FG FT Ast Reb Blocks Steals Min PREVIOUS SCHOOL Led Western Texas Junior College to a 23-8 record and averaged 14.2 points, 3.5 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 2.0 steals per game named to the All-Western Texas Conference First-Team memorable dunk over a 6-8 post player after driving down the lane Lettered in both basketball and football at Natchitoches Central HS and earned All- State in both sports Points T. Ongwae 438 M. Williams 213 N. Coppola 186 C. Amajoyi 91 D. Harvey 84 Field Goals M-A T. Ongwae 152-360 M. Williams 89-183 N. Coppola 65-174 C. Amajoyi 25-69 D. Harvey 34-64 Rebounds T. Ongwae 156 M. Williams 120 D. Harvey 93 N. Coppola 71 C. Amajoyi 67 Assists N. Coppola 88 T. Ongwae 39 D. Harvey 14 C. Amajoyi 12 M. Williams 11 Blocks M. Williams 23 T. Ongwae 19 D. Harvey 13 C. Amajoyi 2 Individual Career for Returning Student-Athletes Only includes statistics at ULM Steals T. Ongwae 30 M. Williams 13 D. Harvey 13 N. Coppola 12 C. Amajoyi 9 Free Throws M-A T. Ongwae 107-140 M. Williams 34-57 N. Coppola 30-45 C. Amajoyi 26-36 D. Harvey 16-30 Three-Pointers M-A T. Ongwae 27-100 N. Coppola 26-74 C. Amajoyi 15-40 M. Williams 1-5 Games/Starts T. Ongwae 27/27 N. Coppola 27/27 D. Harvey 27/4 M. Williams 25/21 C. Amajoyi 22/14 Minutes N. Coppola 899 T. Ongwae 863 M. Williams 605 D. Harvey 385 C. Amajoyi 381 Career Double-Doubles Tylor Ongwae (3) 27 points, 11 rebs vs. (1/4/14) 27 points, 10 rebs vs. Ga. State (1/25/14) 16 points, 11 rebs at (2/1/14) Marvin Williams (2) 13 points, 11 reb at (11/21/13) 11 points, 13 rebs at ASU (3/6/14) 12
2013-14 ULM MEN'S BASKELL ULM Combined Team Statistics (as of Oct 31, 2014) All games Overall Stats RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES 10-17 6-6 4-10 0-1 CONFERENCE 7-11 4-5 3-6 0-0 NON-CONFERENCE 3-6 2-1 1-4 0-1 Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds ## Player gp-gs min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% off def tot avg pf dq a to blk stl pts avg 12 Ongwae,Tylor 27-27 863 32.0152-360.4 2 27-100.2 7 107-140.7 6 49 107 156 5.8 78 4 39 51 19 30 438 16.2 10 Olatayo,Amos 14-11 392 28.0 68-150.4 5 20-63.3 1 29-51.5 6 22 52 74 5.3 23 0 10 32 8 13 185 13.2 01 James,Jayon 27-26 847 31.4 97-204.4 7 1-12.0 8 64-117.5 4 29 134 163 6.0 73 2 124 72 19 31 259 9.6 00 W illiam s,m arvin 25-21 605 24.2 89-183.4 8 1-5.2 0 34-57.5 9 51 69 120 4.8 76 3 11 38 23 13 213 8.5 11 Coppola,Nick 27-27 899 33.3 65-174.3 7 26-74.3 5 30-45.6 6 13 58 71 2.6 57 2 88 61 0 12 186 6.9 04 McCray,RJ 23-2 356 15.5 34-85.4 0 14-35.4 0 17-23.7 3 6 20 26 1.1 24 0 23 22 4 15 99 4.3 33 Grieves,Daniel 25-1 318 12.7 36-102.3 5 29-85.3 4 5-8.6 2 9 29 38 1.5 40 0 9 9 2 5 106 4.2 13 Amajoyi,Chinedu 22-14 381 17.3 25-69.3 6 15-40.3 7 26-36.7 2 10 57 67 3.0 17 0 12 19 2 9 91 4.1 02 Harvey,DeMondre 27-4 385 14.3 34-64.5 3 0-0.0 0 16-30.5 3 34 59 93 3.4 54 2 14 17 13 13 84 3.1 34 Carswell II,Leon 1-0 5 5.0 0-0.0 0 0-0.0 0 2-2 1.000 0 2 2 2.0 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 2.0 15 Koszuta,Kyle 21-0 193 9.2 14-46.3 0 10-35.2 8 2-6.3 3 2 6 8 0.4 13 0 7 8 0 9 40 1.9 23 Brown,Millaun 18-1 163 9.1 10-20.5 0 0-0.0 0 6-17.3 5 21 14 35 1.9 25 1 2 11 2 3 26 1.4 20 Sims,Evan 9-1 91 10.1 4-13.3 0 0-1.0 0 1-4.2 5 3 6 9 1.0 17 1 2 6 2 1 9 1.0 35 Ponder,Colten 1-0 2 2.0 0-0.0 0 0-0.0 0 0-0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 Team 38 43 81 10 Total... 27 5500 628-147.4 2 143-450.3 1 339-536.6 3 287 656 943 34.9 498 15 341 358 94 154 173 64.4 Opponents... 27 5500 652-151.4 3 177-543.3 2 370-562.6 5 297 647 944 35.0 470-343 296 108 193 185 68.6 TEAM STATISTICS ULM OPP SCORING 1738 1851 Points per game 64.4 68.6 Scoring margin -4.2 - FIELD GOALS-ATT 628-1470 652-1516 Field goal pct.4 2 7.4 3 0 3 POINT FG-ATT 143-450 177-543 3-point FG pct.3 1 8.3 2 6 3-pt FG made per gam 5.3 6.6 FREE THROWS-ATT 339-536 370-562 Free throw pct.6 3 2.6 5 8 F-Throws made per ga 12.6 13.7 REBOUNDS 943 944 Rebounds per game 34.9 35.0 Rebounding margin +0.0 - ASSISTS 341 343 Assists per game 12.6 12.7 TURNOVERS 358 296 Turnovers per game 13.3 11.0 Turnover margin -2.3 - Assist/turnover ratio 1.0 1.2 STEALS 154 193 Steals per game 5.7 7.1 BLOCKS 94 108 Blocks per game 3.5 4.0 ATTENDANCE 18153 73948 Home games-avg/gam 12-1513 14-5282 Neutral site-avg/game - 1-0 Score by Periods 1st 2nd OT OT2 ULM 804 887 29 18 1738 Opponents 892 917 29 13 1851 Date Opponent Score Att. 11/08/13 at Kansas L 63-80 16300 11/18/13 SAMFORD W 86-52 1503 11/21/13 at Northwestern State Wot 84-80 1723 12/09/13 THOMAS W 84-61 1001 12/14/13 at LSU L 54-61 7623 12/18/13 at O le M iss L 62-75 5754 12/22/13 LOUISIANA TECH L 61-83 4107 12/27/13 at O hio State L 31-71 18534 * 01/04/14 ULL Wo2 103-98 1482 * 1/9/2014 at UT Arlington L o t 79-83 1059 * 01/11/14 TEXAS STATE L 36-61 1106 * 01/16/14 at W 75-64 2038 * 01/18/14 at South Alabama W 64-58 2385 * 01/23/14 WKU L 51-69 1528 * 01/25/14 GEORGIA STATE L 58-66 1682 * 01/30/14 ARKANSAS STATE W 72-65 1186 * 02-01-14 at ULL L 50-66 4685 * 2/6/14 at Texas State L 57-65 0 * 02/13/14 UT ARLINGTON L 74-85 1161 * 02/15/14 W 65-49 1058 * 02/20/14 at Georgia State L 60-75 1809 * 02/22/14 at WKU L 63-72 5272 * 02/27/14 SOUTH ALABAMA W 71-54 963 * 03/01/14 TROY L 46-61 1376 * 3/6/14 at Arkansas State L 58-64 2329 * 3/8/14 at W 66-65 4437 3/13/14 vs UT Arlington L 65-68 0 * - Conference game 13
Media Roster 0 Marvin Williams Senior Center 6-8 245 Memphis, Tenn. NW State College 1 Alex Brown Freshman Guard 6-4 285 Vernon, Fla. Vernon HS 2 DeMondre Harvey Sophomore Forward 6-7 210 Minden, La. Pearl River CC 3 Prince Cooper Sophomore Guard 6-4 215 Freeport, Bahamas Miami-Dade College 11 Nick Coppola Sophomore Guard 5-11 190 Richmond, Va. Benedictine Prep 12 Tylor Ongwae Senior Forward 6-7 205 Eldoret, Kenya Ranger College 13 Majok Deng Junior Forward 6-10 190 Adelaide, Australia Indian Hills CC 20 Chinedu Amajoyi Senior Guard 6-3 195 Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. Kilgore College 4 Mack Foster Junior Guard 6-2 185 Beulah, Miss. East Mississippi CC 5 Jamaal Samuel Junior Forward 6-9 205 New Orleans, La. Illinois State 10 Roderick Taylor Freshman Forward 6-8 210 Harker Heights, Texas Harker Heights HS 22 Lance Richard R-Freshman Guard 5-10 170 Monroe, La. Sterlington HS 32 Justin Roberson Junior Guard 6-1 185 Natchitoches, La. Western Texas Head Coach Keith Richard ULM 82 Fifth Year at ULM 14th Year Overall Baton Rouge, La. 14